[Brytani]

The bad thing about this entire trial, if Feldman had done the ethical thing and asked to be recused once he knew of his clients guilt, another defense lawyer would have taken his job and put on pretty much the same defense. But that would have been ok, after all that lawyer didn't know the client was guilty.

Screwed up system we have when you think about it.

[drlevy88]

The bad thing about this entire trial, if Feldman had done the ethical thing and asked to be recused once he knew of his clients guilt,

Supposing it WAS Westerfield who volunteered to reveal the body's location in exchange for leniency (and not the detectives, with no word of even possible acceptance from Westerfield -- SOMEONE find a direct quotation from a detective please?) that would still not be a proof of anything more than knowing about the disposal of the dead body. Feldman could not ethically quiz Westerfield further about the matter. It is not a defense attorney's place to deduce a client guilty on circumstantial evidence.